Here are the 100 tunes to come out of Scotland that became my soundtrack for the year.
This Top 100 of 2015 playlist contains everything from the recognised, the little known to the downright obscure. All are treasures in their own way.
It's an eclectic journey through alternative rock, dance, electronica, indie, choral, punk, post-grunge, folk and... well see for yourself.
Part 2 - 75-51
75 The Bird and the Monkey - Moon Moth. Do not adjust ur decks. The Galashiels duo grind styles on a weird-out tale about the demon Baal descending on a Scottish court.
74 Midnight Cadavers - Get Out Your Head.
Top100ScotsTunesOf2015 74 Midnight @MCadavers create a heady psychedelic-hiphop-folk amalgam #GetOutYourHead https://t.co/fSoKCulXpn
— Martin Williams (@Martin1Williams) December 27, 2015
73 Bessa - The Squeeze.
Top100ScotsTunesOf2015 73 Glasgow producer #Bessa with a sublime freaked out funk-house masher #TheSqueeze https://t.co/V1vLyqsf8B
— Martin Williams (@Martin1Williams) December 28, 2015
72 David Laing - Trapped. Stripped down indie-folk from the Gourock singer-songwriter still soars
My new sounds: Trapped http://t.co/lnYINHcJ9J on #SoundCloud
— david (@iamdavidlaing) March 31, 2014
71 Blue Lemonade - Leaf Swisher.
Top100ScotsTunesOf2015 71 From Glasgow #BlueLemonade's synth feast #LeafSwisher https://t.co/l55haPndqm
— Martin Williams (@Martin1Williams) December 28, 2015
70 Seconds - When He Calls.
Top100ScotsTunesOf2015 70 An addictive slice of cooing indie-pop fi Glasgow's #Seconds #WhenHeCalls https://t.co/nJp4gVsMZn
— Martin Williams (@Martin1Williams) December 28, 2015
69 Dune Witch Trails - Goldenrod Cigar.
Top100ScotsTunesOf2015 69 Glasgow's #DuneWitchTrails wi an acutely virulent flavor of @AtTheDriveIn #GoldenrodCigar https://t.co/gbQPyvq7Pi
— Martin Williams (@Martin1Williams) December 29, 2015
68 Young Fathers - 27. The Edinburgh-formed alternative hip hop combo show there's life after a Mercury Prize win
67 Bessa - Faded.
Top100ScotsTunesOf2015 67 Glasgow producer #Bessa with a warped cut up funk-house #Faded https://t.co/Dm0OVI9upU
— Martin Williams (@Martin1Williams) December 28, 2015
66 Schnarff Schnarff - This Is How We Get Some. The Inverness four-piece post grunge combo with a potent punch-the-air anthem
65 Chvrches - Never Ending Circles. Glasgow electropop monarchs with another sucker punch cracker
64 C Duncan - Garden. The Glasgow dream pop virtuoso feels so alive in one of the more upbeat tunes on his acclaimed debut album.
63 Spring Break - The Slouch. The Highlands funk-hop rap combo come armed with a beguiling groove
62 Damn Teeth - D.N.F.I.N.M. The Glasgow screamo-punk combo need marionettes. Badly.
61 Chvrches - Bow Down. It's only a bonus track on their new LP. But one of their best.
60 BandVandal - Under That Curse. Dumbarton's Neil McClafferty under a psuedonym, with an angst-swamp nugget
59 Delta Mainline - Vultures. The Edinburgh psyche-rock combo produce a song that is part dream pop, part stark garage epic.
Delta Mainline - Vultures [Official Music Video] http://t.co/SL35yVPQtF
— Jerry FPZ (@JerryFPZ) August 20, 2015
58 llyus & Barrientos feat Max Marshall - Chase Your Trip. The Glasgow producer duo with a killer jack-house anthem
57 Kill The Waves - Better Days. Glasgow indie-folksters with an absorbing tune embellished with violin-strewn romanticism.
56 Django Django - Beginning To Fade. The 2012 Mercury Prize nominated Edinburgh psychedelic-surf combo go sublimely soft focus.
55 Young Fathers - Nest. Magically tribal alternative hip hop from the 2014 Mercury Prize winners from Edinburgh.
54 Polarnecks - Awake. Sparkling riff monster from the Glasgow three-piece post-grunge combo
53 M^tch - Turtle Promise.
Top100ScotsTunesOf2015 53 Glasgow's @MatchNoise create a pychotic electropop blast #Promise https://t.co/v93IP8OzJx
— Martin Williams (@Martin1Williams) December 29, 2015
52 Miaoux Miaoux - It's The Quick. Glasgow producer who got a SAY Award nomination in 2012 with an inventive and impressive return.
51 Auntie Flo - For Mihaly.
Top100ScotsTunesOf2015 51 Glasgow producer @Auntie_Flo bonds house with classical for the dazzling #ForMihaly https://t.co/q3IEFdsJp1
— Martin Williams (@Martin1Williams) December 29, 2015
Part 1 - 100-76... From Ela Orleans to C Duncan
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